Backsplash behind open shelving? p.s. Is calcite OK behind sink?
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New idea for backsplash, would someone kindly photoshop for me?
Comments (44)Thanks Charlie. Another great mockup! In my next life I will be able to Photoshop! :-) I had been thinking of something like that, only off the counter. I am thinking it will feel crowded if I put much of anything there. Shermann, glad to hear from another paint-only household. I didn't have much trouble with a similar mosaic in my last kitchen, but I may have just been lucky. It was more rustic that the one I'm considering this time. It's really coming down to the balance issue for me...and maybe even more the clutter vs. serene thing. I am starting to think about some serious green (EK Chartreuse or F&B Churlish) which are anything but serene! Could be fun...and way cheaper than tile....See Morestainless sheet for cooktop backsplash?
Comments (24)mnerg - thanks for the pics. Can't wait to see the finished kitchen. I NEVER would have guessed that your cabs are maple? They look "too nice!" Are they custom? I guess I tend to equate maple cabs with "stock" or "cheap" cabs, though yours certainly do not look that way at all. We had stock maple cabs from Home Depot for our first house. A 8x10 kitchen we "remodeled" ourselves for around $4K when we first got married. We replaced a metal sink base and 3 metal uppers with some and while the "new" look was a HUGE upgrade, they still screamed cheap, which they certainly were. Anyways... brickeyee - thanks for pointing out cheaper ways to find the metal. I figured there had to be a better way than the ones that come with the stove...but wasn't certain. I could still drill through for a pot filler if I wanted to, right? Sabjimata - thanks for your "flip side of the coin" POV. I do worry that someone who really fries a lot (like us) would make a big mess...I am not sure what we are doing for counters yet. I like the look of a soapstone without a lot of veining (matte, black, nice contrast with cherry cabs and lighter maple floors which we plan to use - also will work with the rest of our very open downstairs floor plan). Hubby equates soapstone with the "oily" stuff he used in chemistry lab and thinks the streakiness will drive me crazy. KD has also tried to steer me away from soapstone, saying he does nothing with it and it is not in our price range. We have zodiac now in our current house, and while I do (mostly) like the look (we have a black with some light speckling) and the ease of maintenance, we have chipped it in multiple spots and broken several cups/dishes on it as it is unbelievably hard. We only met with KD once, but he was trying to push us into granite. I need to do more research I guess...we haven't even broken ground yet, so I still have time. idrive65 - did yours come with the stove? I like the baskets. kitchenaddict - your idea of using a cookie sheet and subjimatas of using foil make sense. I can see myself needing to do something like that to keep it clean. Though I wonder if I clean it down right away, while still warm, it would clean off well enough. If they sheets from a metal fabricator or Home Depot are cheap enough, I guess they could be replaced every few years too, if needed. Carrie - every time I see your kitchen i drool over those counters. Beautiful!! Wow Shannon - that quilted look IS very nice! I really like it. Though I will have to look into it more, bc on quick glance it says it can't be used with warming shelves and I wonder if I could drill through it for a pot filler. But thanks for the link to get me started. Laura - love all the glass! Wish I had the balls (and OCD) to do that and keep it looking that nice! Though our plan does not call for a lot of uppers, so I have a feeling my cabs will be full! We are hoping to do 12inch cabs at the top of 42in (9ft ceil) and those will be glass I think. Thanks to the rest of you I did not specifically mention by name. It is very helpful to get your opinions and/or pics....See MoreLooking for suggestions on backsplash
Comments (20)I've seen beekeeper's tile so many times, and I agree - it is spectacular. I love it. Do you guys think it would look good in my kitchen? The Daltile Octagon isn't something I've thought about. It does look sort of old fashioned to me, which is right up my alley! And the basketweave? That's something I pointed out to my husband months ago, before we were really even in the planning stages of our project. I like the look. I'm more than willing to go out to get some samples of whatever I can find. I think I definitely need to see some things up on my wall in order to make a decision! I think that IF it will look good, I would go with white. One friend told me definitely NOT to go with white because that's my "trim" color, it shouldn't be my backsplash color. She thought it wouldn't look right. Boy, I'd almost forgotten how much fun (not) these decisions can be! Thanks - SQ...See MoreBudget Backsplash -- Where can I skimp/still have it look decent?
Comments (22)re wallpaper: get the scrubbable stuff. It lasted us for 30+ years, very well. It is a pain to fit it into irregular places, though, so either get a very patient installer OR use a no-match design. Despite my interest in wallpaper, I would also second the idea of using paint and stencils or paint effects. This allows you to do creative things on the cheap. Speaking of creative, punamytsike you are a wonder! What a great result. I bet visitors say that's the most remembered thing in your whole house. There is a thread I had started last spring when I was bummed looking at high-end projects on the GW Kitchens forum. Surely there was someone with a different drummer or two--I was right and some of them made great posts and gave great ideas. You might want to look at it to get some ideas on an affordable scale. For example, here's a paint backsplash from that thread: ____ Here's an idea for you: How about a wooden moulding to use as a finish at the place where wall meets countertop, a backsplash-like camouflage for the irregular area, essentially a heavily-urethaned (for durability) dark-stained horizontal line to match your cabs? It could be elaborate 3-inch or so fancy moulding or simple as quarter-round trim available at any hardware store or HD. This would carry the dark of your cupboards upward and coordinate the two sides of the room and the uppers and lower sections, not cut up the spaces. You could also run a dark wood frame of moulding around the tiled area behind range to finish off that area. Comparatively affordable, very reversible, very DIY. I also prescribe framed art in matching dark stained frames to coordinate everything. Here is a link that might be useful: Modest and Quirky thread...See MoreMittens Cat
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